pleuro-

English

Alternative forms

• pleur- (before a vowel)
• pleuri-

Etymology

From pleural +‎ -o-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /plʊə.ɹə(ʊ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /plʊɹ.oʊ/, /plʊɹ.ə/

Prefix

pleuro-

1. (medicine) Of or pertaining to the pleura; pleural.

   pleurogenic, pleuropericarditis

2. To the side; lateral.

   pleurocentrum

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with pleuro-

Translations

of the pleura

• Irish: pleora(i)-, pliúra(i)-
• Italian: pleuro-

References

• “pleuro-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “pleur-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Italian

Prefix

pleuro-

1. pleuro- (of the pleura)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with pleuro-